Show It v j u. u i STEPHEN EVEN-STEPHEN Big league baseball even the shouting is over for 1930 o. o k Wilson Gabby Hartnett and numerous other stars have nored lored to the footlights for additional winter succor Jimmy r- r x and Al AI Simmons of the worlds world's champion Athletics have c ched cd their blaze of exhibition pastures and a few young young- like s-like like Charlie Gelbert of the vanquished St. St Louis Cards L e trod the timeworn aisle to the altar These are only 1 ew ev v of the prospects for big show entertainment during the 1 y months l n l r J y r J f Jut ut t even en th though ough tho big gunC suns guns c tos pd up their until unu I 10 o time In ill February or or March Marchi i melody pC of a I prosperous season r L lingers on Among J other othet I tho thc wiseacres arc still tryL try try- m L d to decide whether or not thc the r are entitled to the tho worlds world's I and If it t so o wh why It 1 Is jit t the American league has maln- maln l ed cd the upper twig rung run In worlds world's lea competition of or the tho past sov- sov I 1 years K 1 light ight off th the bat a few fans will shocked hocked by the words of Jack JackIns Ins Bins Reardon former Pacific fit It league teague umpire who has called Jin in the National loop for five Irs ri u as well as in in the recent big bg lies es Beans declared while here Theres There's no visible le difference in caliber of play in the two big gun gues They're both big leagues th eight teams in in each sector Ithai It ItI Thai hai I happened in the p past st three Sid You Know That That That- George Fisher Cardinal right ilder lder is is one ball player who es to walk under ladders the Giants last spring her walked und under r a ladder The same day he went want hit hit- it s I received a spike wound in inS in'S S II leg and hurt a finger fifger ext day however he was ded to the Cardinals Now Now's Ss S's s 's counting a world series aeries hare instead of a portion of of bird hird place money A gen gen- rous irous Philly auto agency across rom torn rom park offered a car carree carree carto ree to the player who hit a home tin Un n into their sign Al AI Simons Sim Sim- ions ons came close that first first day but the general opinion was hat at nobody could hit bit it ev even n nith with ith ith a rifle ions ons ons that one one team has stood tood t in the tho American circuit with Jr J ur r or five cl clubs bs scrambling forI for I Nati National nal loop crown crown until the ball As As a whole the National p may my be just as strong or than the Am American ican Who i an n tell For example Lew Law Fonca Fon Fon- lee ca who headed the American eague ague eague in batting last year year- was a aad ad sd disappointment ij in inthe the National ague as a member of the Cincinati Cincin Cincin- ati ti club That w was s just justa a ch change rom rom cm one club to another much the theme me as L Lefty shift from from'S froma S 'S a Giants to the Phillies Right ay sy ho he led the National league in That was another change m m one to another T S S S o 0 there thero are sixteen clubs cluIs s In hi the thc theft ft show all of them pretty prett good fre Ire re are three class AA leagues Coast league Aal al 31 league and American bri rip ii As In the big show none of AA circuits stand out They are arc o of about the same caliber ending fairly seasoned d players ho he big sho show and all taking care i. i few tew big league o cas castoffs off rid nd whoever says sas that baseball leg Ing down In the big leagues Coast league or in an any other tiie surely has not made a a. care care- tudy of baseball The game same Is as ks great as ever er and so so are players playes V S S Sans jant ans depicts the recent season leason yen Wen yen bigger than 1929 in in the big lues ues Although some clubs lub failed r raw w appreciably for the most mOlt attendance was enco encouraging raging |